Traditional Values Losing at William & Mary

admin — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Robert Knight

At Colonial Williamsburg, two approaches to history were in sharp relief this past Veterans Day weekend.

In the restored old colonial capital on a bright, sunny afternoon, a revolutionary fife and drum corps marched, as is their custom, down the leaf-strewn street.

But this time, they had a brace of continental soldiers behind them, followed by about 125 men of varying ages in modern clothes, many wearing VFW hats, American Legion regalia and medals.